Matthias Schwartz / Nina Weller (Eds.), „Appropriating History: The Soviet Past in Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian Popular Culture“
Popular media play an important role in reconstructing collective imaginations of history. Dramatic events and ruptures of the 20th century provide the material for playful as well as neo-imperialist and nationalist appropriations of the past. The contributors to the volume investigate this phenomenon using case studies from Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian popular cultures. They show how in mainstream films, TV series, novels, comics and computer games, the reference to Soviet history offers role models, action patterns and even helps to justify current political and military developments. The volume thus presents new insights into the multi-layered and explosive dynamics of popular culture in Eastern Europe.
Overview Chapters
Frontmatter
Contents
Popular Culture and History in Post-Soviet Nation States
Chapter 1: More than Nostalgia
Chapter 2: Drawn History
Chapter 3: Narrating Russia’s Multi-Ethnic Past
Chapter 4: The Zone as a Place of Repentance and Retreat
Chapter 5: Alternative Versions of the Past and the Future
Chapter 6: Ludic Epistemologies and Alternate Histories
Chapter 7: Partisan, Anti-Partisan, pARTisan, Party-Zan, Cyberpartisan
Chapter 8: Mummified Subversion
Chapter 9: Dealing with Cultural Traumas
Chapter 10: Nostalgia for Trauma
Chapter 11: The Affective Landscapes of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Chapter 12: Come and See, Once Again
Public History, Popular Culture, and the Belarusian Experience in a Comparative Perspective
Acknowledgments
Authors
9 September 2024, 318 pages
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